It's Thursday in New York City, where even in Manhattan, there's still room to build more apartment buildings.
Manhattan Borough President Mark Levine issued a new report this morning highlighting 34 recommendations — submitted by residents and vetted by his office — for new sites to target.
The City Council is holding its last meeting of the term today, and members are bracing for a possible showdown over several housing-related measures, including a proposal to loosen Airbnb restrictions.
Pope Leo XIV has officially appointed Bishop Ronald Hicks of Joliet, Illinois, to replace Cardinal Timothy Dolan as the head of the Archdiocese of New York.
U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton said 12 men have been arrested for selling drugs at a NYCHA development in East Harlem — the latest example of one of the most prestigious U.S. attorney's offices in the country targeting street-level drug dealers.
"We went through a period of embarrassment as a community because of the mayor's troubles": Outgoing City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams, who grew up in the same area of southeastern Queens as Mayor Eric Adams, told Gothamist about her disappointment over the mayor's tenure.
Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch told a new class of NYPD recruits yesterday that the department is almost at full head count, and chided critics who ague that policing is a profession in retreat.
“Sing the Children Over” by Kath Bloom and Loren Mazzacane Connors didn’t catch on in 1982. Now, it’s a collector’s dream, and boxes of deadstock have hit the market thanks to Ergot Records.
As flu cases continue to rise in New York, the city health department has launched a new campaign that plays on the endemic condition of FOMO, or fear of missing out, to get New Yorkers to take extra precautions.
Gov. Kathy Hochul she’s approving the legislation after state lawmakers agreed to enact additional safeguards, including residency restrictions, a five-day waiting period and a requirement that patients record their oral request to end their lives.
Under the current plan, which Mamdani has said he supports, buildings with more than 30 units will get a designated “Empire Bin” installed on the street for their trash.
